How to Balance Sulfur dioxide + Sodium hydroxide → Sodium hydrogen sulfite |
How to Balance: SO2 + NaOH → NaHSO3
Type of Chemical Reaction: This is a combination reaction.
Word Equation: Sulfur dioxide + Sodium hydroxide → Sodium hydrogen sulfite
Balancing Strategies: This is a combination reaction and should be fairly straightforward to balance. Be careful counting the oxygen atoms!
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About Balancing Chemical EquationsWhen balancing chemical equations our goal is to have the same number of each type of atom on both sides of the equation.Only change the coefficients (these are the numbers in front substances).
Never change the subscripts (the small numbers after elements).
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